'Souvenir de Fausto Cardoso' Rose

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'Souvenir de Fausto Cardoso' rose Description

My HMF:

Photo courtesy of CybeRose

Synonyms:

• Souv. de Fausto Cardoso

HMF Ratings:

7 favorite votes.

ARS:

Hybrid Perpetual.

Origin:

Bred by Dr. Joaquim Fontes (Brazil, circa 1910).

Class:

Hybrid Perpetual.

Bloom:

Light pink, lighter outer petals, carmine-pink center. Very large, double (17-25 petals) bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.

Habit:

Armed with thorns / prickles, upright.

Height: up to 6'7" (up to 200cm).

Growing:

USDA zone 6b through 9b (default).

Patents:

Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).

Parentage:

Mrs. W. J. Grant × Frau Karl Druschki (Hybrid Perpetual, Lambert, 1895/1901)

Notes:

The parentage is reversed in some references. Different opinions on the pollen parent.
Fausto Cardoso de Aguiar (December 22, 1864 Divina Pastora, Sergipe - August 28, 1906 Aracaju), Brazilian thinker and politician, murdered for political reasons.